1,786 search results for “social sciences” in the Staff website
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‘Truly the future of Europe’: colleagues share their 2024 Una Europa highlights
Seed funding to summer schools, research collaborations and joint degree programmes: in these ways and more, we’re creating impact as a partner in Una Europa, an alliance of 11 leading research universities. To wrap up the year, we asked six colleagues to reflect on what they’ve achieved through Una…
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No two days are the same at the faculty’s service desk: ‘I worry about everything’
She’s not one to seek the spotlight, but when it comes to raising the profile of the service desk, Brigitte Kraakman goes the extra mile, even if it means stepping out of her comfort zone for an interview. As a familiar face behind the Faculty of Science’s service desk, Brigitte is known for her helpfulness…
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.
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New partnership aims to enhance public sector leadership
The newly launched Public Leadership in Collaboration partnership has been designed to enhance leadership within and across public sector organisations through research. This kind of leadership has a direct impact on society. Professor Ben Kuipers from the Leiden Leadership Centre (LLC) shares three…
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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Apply Now: Interdisciplinary Training for PhD Candidates and Supervisors
Research
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‘Give farmers more freedom in how they reduce nitrogen’
In his inaugural lecture Professor of Environmental Sustainability Jan Willem Erisman calls for local solutions that give people more freedom in how they meet environmental, nature and climate goals. This would allow farmers to come up with their own solutions to the nitrogen problem. The idea ties…
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Is there room to challenge the status quo at universities?
How is academic freedom restricted by the academic community itself? This was the central question at a debate at Leiden University on 14 November.
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‘You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to make a difference’
Sharing his passion for sustainability with students—that’s what Thijs Bosker enjoys most about his work. As an environmental scientist, he conducts ecotoxicological research, but next to this he loves teaching. ‘Everyone can make a difference in their own way.’
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Nina KomrijSocial & Behavioural Sciences
n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: Astrochemistry
Lecture
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Our vision on teacher development
Teachers at Leiden University are experts in their field and passionate about educating students in their discipline. It is also important that they can work effectively as a member of a team, together with colleagues and students, and that they feel committed to our organisation. We will therefore…
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Admission to a PhD track
Different PhD tracks are available for different PhD candidates. Information is given here about the types of tracks, the admission requirements and the administrative steps to be taken.
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with Jolien Cremers
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Researchers still reluctant to embrace transdisciplinary collaboration
Without scientific knowledge, we won’t be able to tackle the grand challenges of the 21st century: climate change, energy transition, social inequality and coronavirus, for example. Professor by Special Appointment of the Social Value of Science Laurens Hessels is therefore calling for more transdisciplinary…
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A quick call with Jan Willem Erisman about the interdisciplinary research symposium
Conducting research with academics from different disciplines is not easy. ‘But collaboration is vital to society,’ says Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Jan Willem Erisman. On behalf of Leiden’s Liveable Planet interdisciplinary programme, he is organising a symposium that will be held on…
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Mayor Heijkoop feels like an ‘ambassador’ for the university
Leiden Mayor Peter Heijkoop visited the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Science on Monday,
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Come to the strike planning meetings in Leiden and The Hague
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Nicolas Blarel
Social & Behavioural Sciences
n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Greedy Supermassive Black Holes
Lecture, Oort lecture
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Finding Baby Black Holes with the James Webb Space Telescope
Lecture, Oort lecture
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Improving Nature’s Antibiotics to Overcome Resistant Bacteria
Lecture, NGL-lezing
- IBL Spotlight - Evolution and Biodiversity
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A Brief Introduction to Reinforcement Learning
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Towards conversational information seeking
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IBL Spotlight - Host-Microbe Interactions
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Models Combination in Multi-stage Information Retrieval Architectures
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A brief introduction to GPU programming and optimization
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Detailed Video Understanding
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Constrained and Multirate Training of Neural Networks
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Computational User Modelling
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Discontinuous Constituency and BERT: Two Case Studies of Dutch
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Record number of PhDs despite coronavirus
In 2021 a record number of researchers obtained a PhD at Leiden University. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of PhDs conferred was 448, one more than the previous record year of 2018.
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Have your teaching portfolio assessed for the Senior Teaching Qualification
Education, Human resources
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New LDE trainees: would you like an extra team member next year?
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: Planetary exploration and the search for life in our Solar System
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Costanza FranceschiniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
c.franceschini@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 06 52607745
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Marjon BaasICLON
m.a.a.baas@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Shekhar KolipakaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
s.s.kolipaka@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Marianne Maeckelbergh
Social & Behavioural Sciences
m.e.maeckelbergh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hanna StalenhoefSocial & Behavioural Sciences
h.s.stalenhoef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jos WinninkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.j.winnink@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Melanie FranseSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.e.franse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 527NVT
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Nienke BouwSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.c.bouw@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marie-Louise KullbergSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.j.kullberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278482
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Jan JansenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3996
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Thinley DemaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
t.dema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lukas KunzSocial & Behavioural Sciences
l.kunz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carline van HeijningenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
c.j.m.van.heijningen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727